"Reiki, I went out to set up a stall," Nozuki said with a wry smile.
Reiki's peculiar hobby couldn't be changed, no matter where they were. However, he embodied the true spirit of a medical ninja.
After a full day at his stall, Reiki returned to their resting place. The moment he stepped into his room, he noticed four people waiting for him.
"Brother Minato, Brother Kan, Brother Dinza... what's this about?" Reiki asked, puzzled. He glanced over at Nozuki, but she didn't respond.
"1000 to treat one person," Minato began with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Yet you only charge us 10 per treatment. Is that fair, Reiki?"
Reiki swallowed nervously. That smile meant trouble if his answer didn't satisfy them.
"Well, I don't usually treat ordinary people... and your injuries are serious... How about this? I'll treat you for free on our next mission," Reiki said, changing his approach quickly as he saw Minato and the others' expressions darken.
"Hahaha, that's better."
"Reiki, get some rest. We have more tasks ahead," Minato said, patting his shoulder.
"Yes, take care of yourself. We need our medical ninja in top form," Aburame Kan added with a knowing smirk as they all left the room.
"They got me good," Reiki muttered, lying on his bed. Despite everything, Reiki couldn't deny that he had gained a lot of experience during this mission. Even without charging for his services, the practical experience was invaluable.
"System!" Reiki raised his hand, activating his system panel.
**Host:** Reiki [8 years old]
**Ninjutsu:** 688
**Body:** 1002
**Chakra:** 4309
**Solid Chakra Reserves:** 982/10024
**Ninjutsu Techniques:** Thunder Release, Fire Release: Little Fire Snake, Intermediate Chakra Extraction Technique…
**Sword Skills:** Top-tier sword skills, Time-Piercing Sword
**Bloodline Limit:** Wood Release [23%], Both Hands [98%]
**Tailed Beast:** Nanabi (Seven-Tails) Chomei
**Items:** Teigu: Haunted by Evil Spirits, Teigu: One-Cut Kill: Murasame, Refined Kunai, Super Explosive Tags, Random Kaleidoscope Experience Card, Amaterasu Experience Card, Healing Elixirs…
**System Function:** Portable Space [1000 cubic meters]
**Holy Hands of Benevolence [lv3]:** +30% healing ability, +30% healing reward, +80% drop rate for related items
**Healing Points:** 8123
Reiki smiled. With his current strength and abilities, taking on Kage-level opponents seemed feasible. Plus, his chakra refining and physical training had sped up with his improved talent.
Still, he needed to keep enhancing his abilities, as some powerful tools were single-use.
With determination, Reiki sat up and started refining his chakra.
Meanwhile, in the black market money exchange, a man dressed in white and wearing a mask arrived.
"The mission failed," he said angrily. "The six operatives have paid the failure fee. We're returning the task unless you increase the reward."
"Failed?" The mysterious man's tone was low. "Those six were some of your top hired ninjas, weren't they?"
"Increase the reward to 500 million and publish it again," the man instructed.
"Understood." The man in white handed over a document folder.
"800 million taels? That's it?" The mysterious man frowned. The information he sought should be worth more.
He opened the folder.
**[Reiki: 8 years old]**
**[Identity: Konoha Medical Ninja]**
**[Relations]**
Father: Moriya, special jounin of Konoha, died in battle against Sunagakure during the war.
Mother: Nanako, Konoha chuunin, died fighting Sunagakure.
Teacher: Tsunade, princess of the Senju clan, known as the Medical Sage of Konoha.
Teammate: Uchiha Shisui.
**[Evaluation: A highly talented medical and combat ninja, currently in a phase of rapid growth. Threat level: B. Growth potential: S. Recommended for elimination as an enemy.]**
**[Namikaze Minato...]**
The mysterious man studied the information, mulling over the final evaluation. Most of it was known, but the assessment caught his attention. He burned the document with his chakra, reducing it to ashes before disappearing.
A new bounty poster was pinned to the black market wall:
**[Konoha Ninja Village, Reiki, medical chuunin, bounty: 1,200 million taels]**
"Wow, Konoha has so many bounties!"
"A medical chuunin?" a passerby muttered, taking the notice from the wall and slipping into the shadows.
Meanwhile, Reiki was engrossed in refining his chakra, relishing the progress brought by his improved talent.
The next morning, after breakfast, Reiki was preparing to set up his stall again when Minato pulled him away.
"You charge others 1000, but only 10 for us? No more rest for you—time for the next mission," Minato said, smirking.
Three days later, the pursuit mission in the Land of Taki concluded. It had taken 23 days to complete all their missions. For Minato, the workload was equivalent to half a year for an ordinary ninja.
**[Ding! Complete full treatment of Namikaze Minato and gain...]**
**[Ding! Complete full treatment of Akimichi Dinza and gain...]**
**[Ding...]**
"All done," Reiki said, finishing up his treatment of the three. They had each grown stronger, but the frequency of their injuries had kept him busy, offering endless practice.
"Time to head back to the village?" Reiki asked, looking forward to testing his skills on his classmates at the ninja academy.
"Yes, finally some time to rest," Minato said with a smile. "Reiki, you've shown me just how invaluable a medical ninja is to a team. Tsunade-sama's teachings were spot on!"
Despite Reiki's occasional money schemes, having a skilled medic like him made even the most intense missions manageable. And beyond that, Reiki was essentially a walking resource vault.
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